The following acts, behaviors, and events are prohibited, and
the violation hereof shall be and be deemed a violation of this Part:
A.
No person shall make use of or gain admittance to, or attempt to
use or gain admittance to, any Town park, or any park facilities,
for which a charge or fee must be paid unless he shall first pay the
applicable charge or fee.
B.
Town parks may only be used during their open hours. Any person,
other than an authorized person, found in any park after the park
is officially closed to the public shall be considered a trespasser
and shall be subject to ticketing or arrest, as applicable in accord
with law. "Officially closed" shall mean closed by the terms of an
applicable law, rule, resolution, or regulation of the Town, or closed
based upon the signage and/or notices posted at the Town park in question.
C.
Any person entering or leaving a Town park shall use only the ingress
and egress park roads, pathways, or areas provided or designated for
such purposes.
D.
No overnight parking or housing shall be allowed except for an authorized
person or pursuant to a permit or variance.
E.
No person shall disobey i) a lawful order of a Police or Peace Officer,
or Town Constable, or ii) a lawful directive of the Department, or
any agent thereof employed in a supervisory capacity, or iii) the
directions of any park sign. Nor shall any person violate any applicable
local, county, state or federal law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation.
F.
No person shall engage in disorderly behavior.
G.
No person shall solicit for hire passengers for any vehicle or motor
vehicle.
H.
No person shall hitchhike in any park.
I.
No person shall obstruct pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic.
J.
No person shall use any water fountain, drinking fountain, pool,
sprinklers, reservoir, lake or any other water contained in or adjacent
to any park for the purpose of washing or cleaning himself or his
clothing or other personal belongings, unless the use of such water
has been specifically designated for personal hygiene purposes (i.e.,
bathroom, shower room, wash basins, etc.).
K.
No person shall urinate or defecate in any park, or in or upon any
park building, monument, structure, or park facility, except in a
park facility which is specifically designed for such purpose.
L.
No person may engage in loitering for illegal purposes in a park.
Any person in any park shall be guilty of loitering for illegal purposes
who: i) loiters or remains in a park for the purpose of engaging,
or soliciting another person to engage, in sexual activity; or ii)
loiters or remains in any park for the purpose of unlawfully using,
possessing, purchasing, distributing, selling or soliciting marijuana
or any other controlled substance, as defined by and in the New York
State Penal Law.
M.
No person may dress, undress, or present in such manner that genitalia
are unclothed or exposed.
N.
No person shall post, display, affix, construct or carry any placard,
flag, banner, sign, or model, or display any such item by means of
aircraft, kite, balloon or other aerial device, in, on, or above the
surface of any park for any purpose whatsoever without a permit.
O.
No person shall make, or cause or allow to be made, unreasonable
noise.
P.
Any person bringing a bicycle into any park shall obey all park signs
pertaining to the use of bicycles. No bicycle shall be ridden or otherwise
operated in vegetated areas, play areas, or upon any playgrounds.
No person shall operate a bicycle in a reckless manner. No person
riding upon any bicycle shall attach himself or his bicycle to the
outside of any motor vehicle. Bicyclists shall yield the right-of-way
to pedestrians.
B.
All laws contained in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law
shall apply in Town parks and upon park roads. The Town Board and
the Department may provide for such additional directives or directions
for the control of traffic and motor vehicles as are deemed necessary
or convenient for the benefit of the park and/or for the safety of
persons in the park, including, but not limited to, posting such directives
or directions upon park signs.
C.
Parking is permitted in designated parking areas only, and only during
the hours of operation of such park. No person shall use any area
of a park, including designated parking areas, for commercial or illegal
purposes, nor for the purpose of performing nonemergency automotive
work, including, but not limited to, vehicle maintenance, repairs,
or cleaning.
D.
The maximum speed limit through any park shall be the lesser of the
posted speed limit or 10 miles per hour.
E.
Motor vehicles may not be operated on any lawns or vegetated surfaces.
F.
No person shall land a boat of any kind, other than a human-powered
boat (such as a kayak, canoe, rowboat or pedal boat that has no motor)
on any park shore except at designated landing areas or marinas, except
in the case of an emergency. Boating in any authorized swimming areas
is prohibited.
G.
No motor vehicle may be operated in, or brought into, any park unless
such motor vehicle is properly registered and insured.
A.
No person shall engage or assist in any dumping or littering in any
park. Every person shall use receptacles provided for the disposal
of refuse. No person shall deposit household or commercial refuse
in any park.
C.
No person shall, within or adjacent to any park, store or leave unattended
personal belongings.
A.
No person shall erect any structures, stands, platforms, or any other
structure, or perform or cause to be performed construction work of
any kind, or any work incidental thereto, including the storage of
materials, in any park except pursuant to a permit.
B.
No person shall perform, cause, suffer or allow to be performed any
excavations within or adjacent to any park without a permit.
C.
No person shall i) injure, damage, deface, displace, remove, fill
in, raze, destroy, or tamper with any park road, park sign, park facility,
or park driveway, roadway, path, bridge, walkway or property, nor
ii) take up, remove, or carry away trees, shrubs, turf or other materials;
nor iii) remove, deface, or destroy any structure, building, or any
appurtenances connected with the park or any other property or equipment,
real or personal, owned by the Town. To "deface" includes the placement
of graffiti or the obstruction or removal of any park sign, sign,
or poster lawfully placed within the park.
D.
No person shall post, paste, fasten, paint, write, draw, carve, tack
or affix any placard, bill, notice, sign, advertisement, or any writing
whatsoever upon any structure, tree, stone, fence, thing or enclosure
within any Town park or upon any park road without a permit therefor.
B.
No person may bring into or use any equipment in any waterway, stream
or lake that may cause inconvenience or discomfort to any person,
except such equipment intended for the protection of life. "Equipment"
includes, by way of illustration and not limitation, large artificial
floats, spears, spear guns, air or gas tanks, or other apparatus used
for skin or scuba diving. This provision does not apply to legal implements
lawfully employed to fish or hunt in a park where fishing and/or hunting
is permitted.
C.
No person shall disobey the reasonable direction of a lifeguard;
nor shall any person falsely call for help or assistance, or stand,
sit upon, or cling to lifeguard perches, or cling to or go into a
lifeguard boat except in an emergency.
A.
Hunting and fishing are prohibited in all authorized swimming areas
and in the marina.
B.
C.
Each person shall remove all fishing line fragments, lures, flies,
and hooks from land and waters when the same have broken off or become
disconnected from any rod, reel, hand line, tippet, or other device
used for the capture of fish. The use of traps to catch fish, animals,
frogs, or crustaceans in Town parks is prohibited.
D.
No person shall have or carry, whether or not concealed upon his
person, any pistol or revolver without a lawful carry permit therefor,
whether or not loaded with ammunition or blanks. No person shall bring
into a park, or have in his possession, any rifle, long gun, black
powder rifle or gun, shotgun, fowling piece, air gun, spring gun,
or other instrument or weapon in which the propelling force is combustible
powder or pellets, a spring, or compressed air, unless such item is
lawfully possessed and lawfully used and/or discharged in the course
of lawful hunting or fishing activities. No person shall fire or discharge
any gun, pistol, firearm, slingshot, bow and arrow, crossbow and arrow
or bolt, any rocket, torpedo or other fireworks or weapon of any description,
unless:
E.
No person shall bring into or have in any park or beach any explosives,
including any substance, compound, mixture or article having properties
of such a character that alone, or in combination or contiguity with
other substances or compounds, may react or decompose suddenly and
generate sufficient heat, gas or pressure, or any or all of them,
to produce rapid flame, combustion, and/or which could cause or administer
a destructive blow to surrounding objects, animals, plants or persons,
unless such substance, compound, mixture or article is lawfully possessed
and lawfully used and/or discharged in the course of lawful hunting
activities.
A.
No person shall squat, tent or camp, or erect or maintain a tent,
lean-to, shelter or camp, in any park without a permit.
B.
No person shall squat, tent or camp, or erect or maintain a tent,
lean-to, shelter or camp, in any area of the park not expressly designated
for such use by the Department.
C.
All rules as set forth in Schedule B ("Campground Rules") shall be
observed by all persons. The Department may amend Schedule B whenever
applicable, and all persons shall check with the Department to obtain
the most recent version of Schedule B issued.
B.
No person shall remove, relocate, or change the size of any grill
or fire pit.
C.
No person may use any fuel for any fire other than wood or charcoal.
No paper, cardboard, or refuse may be burned in any grill, fire pit,
or certified device. Only lighting fluids specifically designed for
camp fires or grills may be used to assist in the ignition or maintenance
of any fire.
D.
Any person who starts or kindles any fire shall keep it under his
continued care and direction and shall extinguish it before leaving
the area of the fire or the park. Fires may be kindled, started, and
maintained only by a person over the age of 16 years.
E.
No fire shall be built within 10 feet of any park facility, tree,
or building; nor beneath the branches of any trees or in or near any
underbrush.
F.
No person shall throw away or discard any lighted match, cigar, cigarette,
or other lighted, flaming, or object capable of starting any fire.
Such objects shall be deposited in suitable receptacles. No person
shall dump, lay or place any hot coals, ashes, or embers in any location
other than in certified devices or grills and fire pits designated
by the Department.
Gambling is prohibited in all areas of any park.
A.
Engine-powered model airplanes, boats, cars and other powered objects
may not be used within the boundaries of any park without a permit.
B.
No person may hit or strike golf balls within the boundaries of any
Town park without a permit.
D.
No person shall engage in any athletic game, use any game, device,
toy, or sporting good, or conduct himself in such a way, upon land
or in water, as to jeopardize his safety or the safety of any person.
A.
No person owning or being a custodian or having control of any animal
shall cause or permit the animal to enter any park unless such animal
is i) a domestic animal or pet, or ii) possessed under a valid permit,
iii) vaccinated against rabies, and proof thereof has been submitted
to the Department and the vaccination number has been conspicuously
noted upon the site reservation confirmation sheet, and iv) securely
caged, confined, leashed, or tethered in accord with law and in such
manner as to prevent such animal from escaping, harming any person
or animal, or harassing, chasing, or worrying any person or other
animal. No leash or tether shall be longer than 10 feet. All leashes
and tethers must be personally held in the hand of the attending person
whenever the animal is not upon the campsite registered to such animal's
owner.
B.
No person shall allow any animal's waste or fecal matter to
remain in the park. All animal waste and fecal matter shall be promptly
cleaned up and legally disposed of by such person immediately after
so deposited or excreted by such animal.
C.
No person shall feed any wild or feral animals in any park, except
unconfined birds using natural birdseed only.
D.
No person may ride a horse or other animal in any park, unless:
(1)
Such person has a permit;
(2)
Such person is an authorized person; or
(3)
Such horse or other animal is used to pull a carriage or sleigh,
and such horse or other animal is equipped with hampers, diapers,
or some other similar manure catching device which is effective in
preventing manure from being deposited in the park or on any park
road.
E.
Trained guide dogs for the blind or hearing dogs for the deaf are
expressly exempt from all provisions of this subsection.
No person shall take off, land, or operate any aircraft in,
upon, or within 1,000 feet of any park, except for genuine emergencies
or for a forced landing caused by mechanical or structural failure
of the aircraft.
A.
No person in any park shall post, paint, affix, distribute, hand
out, deliver, place, cast or leave about any bill, billboard, placard,
ticket, handbill, circular, or advertisement, or display any flag,
banner, transparency, target, sign, placard or any other matter for
advertising purposes, or operate any musical instrument or drum or
cause any noise to be made for advertising purposes or for the purpose
of announcing, attracting attention to, promoting, or calling the
public's attention to any exhibition, performance, show, sale
of goods or services, except pursuant to a permit.
B.
No person shall conduct a private business of any kind, or any part
thereof, including, but not limited to, photography for commercial
advertising or publicity purposes, the sale or purchase of photographs,
negatives or prints, instructions in any sport or athletic activity
or the sale of any item or service, except pursuant to a permit.
C.
No person shall use any park for business or professional purposes
involving the sale of any goods or the rendering of any service for
a fee, or for the purpose of soliciting alms or contributions, except
pursuant to a permit.
D.
No person shall engage in any cinematic activity or production for
commercial purposes without a permit.
E.
No person shall erect, install, set up, assemble or occupy any stand,
stall, booth, tent, cart, motor vehicle, or other structure in any
park, or sell, vend, purvey, give away, offer for free or provide
complimentarily goods or fare from any location, except pursuant to
a permit.
F.
No person shall engage in the noncommercial distribution of products
or things without a permit.
B.
No person shall bring, possess, distribute, sell, solicit or consume
marijuana or any controlled substance (as defined in the New York
State Penal Law) in any park.
C.
No person shall be or become intoxicated in any park, nor be under
the influence of alcohol, or any other intoxicant, to the degree that
he may endanger or unreasonably annoy himself or any other person.
A.
No person shall conduct, hold, sponsor, or participate in any special event or demonstration without a permit being obtained at least 72 hours in advance of such event. All mass gatherings shall be subject to Chapter 174, Motorcades, Parades and Assemblies, of the Code of the Town of Lansing.
B.
No person may conduct, hold, sponsor, or participate in any meetings
or assemblies, the performance of any ceremonies, the making of any
speeches, the delivery of any addresses or harangues, the exhibition
or distribution of any sign, placard, notice, declaration or appeal
of any kind or description, conduct any exhibitions, exhibit or perform
any dramatic performance or the performance, in whole or in part,
of any interlude, tragedy, comedy, opera, ballet, play, farce, dramatic
performance, concert, minstrelsy, dancing, entertainment, motion picture,
public fair, circus, juggling, rope walking or any other acrobatics
or show of any kind or nature, or run or race any horse or other animal,
or, being in or on a vehicle, race with another vehicle, horse, person
or animal, nor conduct any parade, drill, procession, or maneuver,
without a permit therefor being obtained at least 72 hours in advance
of any such event.
C.
Political activities imbued with First Amendment privileges shall
be permitted at Town parks, subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Access to Town parks is lawfully obtained in accord with, and consistent
with, existing ordinances, laws, rules and regulations, and where
required, a permit or variance is obtained;
(2)
That with respect to the distribution of political material, each
person shall conduct himself in an orderly manner, shall endeavor
to cause no discomfort or inconvenience to any other person, and shall
act reasonably to prevent littering and dumping of such materials;
and
(3)
That the dissemination or distribution of any political materials,
flyers or bulletins shall be strictly prohibited within 100 feet of
any waterway, creek or shoreline.
